Check out this case study to learn how Luxembourg Stock Exchange implemented two full IBM XIV units at their main and backup data centers, with synchronous mirroring for disaster protection. Continue reading to see how they were able to achieve their storage environment goals. 

This live webinar discusses how cutting-edge storage technology is helping to reduce IT costs and improve business agility.  Watch now to learn how these next-generation storage features are helping him streamline storage management, automate IT operations, slash storage costs, and free up IT personnel to perform other value-added tasks. 

Programming is a journey between the real world and a computer. This article explains why object orientation is currently the best way we have of making the journey. 

Timely access to information is something retailers need to satisfy consumer needs and wants. HP’s Converged Infrastructure can improve customer service and give retailers a competitive advantage. Learn how, through the use of HP’s Converged Infrastructure, retail businesses can streamline/standardize equipment, and advance their technology. 

Retail, like virtually all other industries, is awash with stories about the emergence of cloud computing. Much hasbeen written about the ability to remove cost or to greatly speed up implementations. 

The definition of a mobile payment is often open to interpretation and can differ from source to source.    Juniper Research has a simple definition of a mobile payment as “payment for goods or services with a mobile device such as a phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or other such device.” 

Minimising your physical infrastructure can significantly reduce operational costs, but it is often easier said than done.  This white paper reveals how one retail business accomplished this goal by deploying Windows Server 2008 Datacenter and Hyper-V technology to manage over 300,000 store-based endpoints. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now. 

In this white paper, gain insight into how to choose a retail management system that fits the needs of your business. Get tips on how to know whether or not you're ready to buy the software, essential features to look for, and the most common mistakes companies make when selecting their system. 

As an alternative to big vendor messaging solutions, open source software presents an entirely different cost model and more flexibility in deployment options that suit the needs of retail perfectly. Read this paper to learn more about open source software and why it is the optimal approach to integrated messaging for large retail enterprises. 

Wondering how you can use social media channels to join the conversation with your customers? Find out how software solutions can help you capture and analyze massive amounts of social media data and prepare individualized responses while integrating with your business software through a unified IT architecture. 

This paper covers the fundamentals of secure networking systems, including firewalls, network topology and secure protocols.